snippets of october...

A few October moment via instagram...city wanderings...faffing with ready-to-fire copper...last of the blossoms...new batch of bronze...beautiful botanic gardens...faffing fun...spring blooms...finished tangles...afternoon light & roses.

tangled | work in progress...

snippets of september...

Snippets of September, via instagram...spring blooms...birthday celebrations (with yummy cake)...a batch of silver jewellery...a little faffing...a tangle-in-progress...and almost 24hrs without electricity.

recently | on my bench...

tangled | work in progress...

...starting work on the second leaf - quite pleased with how the first turned out...

snippets of august...

August moments via instagram...afternoon light...a tangle-in-progress...abundant almond blossom & blue skies...a little baking...some faffing...bright blue & green winter landscapes...sweet scents...& more blossom.

{ first blush }

a touch of sweetness

Some biscuit baking the other week - I highly recommend these Polish Lemon Sandwich Tea Cookies, easy to bake & also delicious. They didn't last long, which I always take as a good sign when I bake something new.

A couple of notes:
~ I used the zest from a whole lemon in both the biscuits & the filling (so two in total), rather than splitting the zest from one
~ I don't own a 1-inch cookie scoop (or any cookie scoop), so I just used a tablespoon - which must be bigger, since I only got 18 sandwich cookies (36 biscuits before filling)
~ also, the filling/icing is really nice, but the recipe does make lots - we ended up baking a butter cake later in the week to use it up (poor us, lol). If you get more biscuits/are more generous with the filling, you might not have this problem though.

Happy baking.

snippets of july...

A few snippets of July, via instagram...tangles new & old + some faffing...yummy pancakes...forest wandering...pastel sunsets...winter bulbs flowering...& the first signs of the coming spring.

tangled | work in progress...

...currently adding layers of pattern to the first of a trio of leaves (feathers?)...

snippets of june...

A few moments from the past month via instagram...a bit of tangling (& faffing)...early morning drives...enjoying flowers when I find them...new jewellery...a little baking...blue winter skies & bright green fields...a few tangled stickers.

snippets of may...

A moment or two from May, as seen on instagram...flowers for mother's day...some faffing & tangling...flower spotting in rundle mall...more faffing...a little baking...a bit of making...admiring Mum's succulent collection.

gallery wanderings...

Last weekend we visited the Art Gallery of South Australia to check out the Magic Object exhibition & just have a bit of a wander around the gallery.

Magic Object is really excellent (I especially loved Tom Moore's glasswork) & it's always fun to wander through the various galleries. We also treated ourselves to afternoon tea in the cafe, making for an altogether lovely Saturday afternoon.

snippets of april...

A few little moments from April, via my instagram...birthday celebrations with ocean views...a touch of autumn colour...flowers, faffing & nice light...sweet treats...gallery wanderings.

snippets of march...

March moments via instagram...new jewellery...family gatherings...pretty sunrises on early morning walks...sweet easter treats...a finished tangled feather...pretty flowers & nice light.

tangled | work in progress...

...getting close to finishing my feather & playing around with a heart - maybe the shape for my next big one?...

snippets of february...

A few February moments via instagram...morning light...newly finished jewellery...early morning walks...a little baking...adelaide adventures...feather tangles & faffing...pretty sunsets.

tangled | work in progress...

...a few tangles-in-progress...

a couple of mandalas ^^^ (+ another not pictured) & I'm working on a big feather tangle - because I wanted to make sure I liked the shape, I actually drew the outline in pencil first, something I usually don't do for my tangles. Anyway, you can see the progression below, there's still a bit to go before it's finished...